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The DC Center

The DC Center is a central meeting and organizing space for the LGBT community in DC. Discussion Groups, Advocacy, Health & Wellness, & more....

11/12/2024

On Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), join us at our event: Q***r Voices Unplugged! The DC Anti-Violence Project of the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center is excited to host our open mic event and have an evening full of beautiful music, amazing poetry, and other forms of self expression. Whether you will be on stage showcasing your dance moves or singing, or in the audience supporting our LGBTQ+ siblings, we would love to have you gather with us to honor our trans siblings, mourn those lost, and celebrate the power and love in our community on this important day.

Did we mention stage? We are looking for performers and would love to see your talent! If you are interested in performing or want to know more information about this event, please visit: https://thedccenter.org/events/tdor2024/

Learn more about the DC Anti-Violence Project here: https://thedccenter.org/dcavp/

Date: November 20th
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St NW Washington, DC

11/12/2024

🏛️💼 Empowering Conversations, Building Futures! 💼🏛️

Our new community center's conference room is a hub of innovation and collaboration! ✨ From workshops and meetings to community forums, this space brings people together to share ideas, tackle challenges, and create positive change. By providing a welcoming environment for local organizations, businesses, and residents, we’re fostering connections that lead to growth and opportunity. Every event held here strengthens our community bonds and empowers voices that deserve to be heard! 🤝💬 Let’s continue to make an impact together! 🌟

11/12/2024

Last day to sign up is Nov. 15th at 5pm!

To celebrate this season of giving thanks and spending time with loved ones, we are offering TWO Thanksgiving options: Feasts and Grab and Go Meals. MEALS will be guaranteed with sign up, while FEASTS will be lottery-based since there is limited quantity. The food is provided in partnership with Wegmans and Food & Friends and will be available for pickup on 11/26 & 11/27.

Please sign up to pick up a meal or feast! The sign up form will be open until November 15th at 5pm.

To sign up for a meal or feast or find more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/thanksgiving-meal-pickup-at-the-dc-center/

11/12/2024

Join us for our Friday Tea Time and social hour for older LGBTQ+ adults!

Nov. 15th @ 2pm-4pm

For the Zoom link or more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/center-aging-friday-tea-time-via-zoom-2-2024-11-15/

11/11/2024

Transforming Lives, One Outfit at a Time! ✨🌟

At our community center's clothing boutique, we believe that style can empower! 👗🧥 We provide our community with access to clothing that boosts confidence and self-esteem. We're not just sharing clothes; we’re building a stronger, more connected community. 🤝💖 Thank you to everyone who has donated and volunteered with us! Consider making a donation and supporting our clothing boutique. Your support makes a difference. Let’s continue to uplift each other and celebrate the impact we can make together! 🌈🙌

11/11/2024

The Q***r Book Club meets on the fourth Monday of the month to discuss q***r books by q***r authors.

For this meeting, we will be discussing Always the Almost by Edward Underhill. For more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/q***r-book-club-2024-11-25/

11/11/2024

Life planning documents can be overwhelming, but is important to protect you, your loved ones, and your wishes. Join this webinar to learn about wills, deeds, and powers of attorney. The event will be led by Catherine Yourougou, Staff Attorney with AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly, which will include a Q&A portion.

When: November 18th, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Where: via Zoom

To RSVP or find more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/life-planning-documents-with-aarp-legal-counsel-for-the-elderly-2/

11/10/2024

Check out what’s happening this week at the DC Center! For more information, please visit our website: thedccenter.org/calendar/

11/09/2024

Vogue Sessions has been cancelled for Nov. 9th.

11/09/2024

Our Fashion Freeway event has been cancelled for Nov. 9th, and will instead take place next Saturday on Nov. 16th. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

11/09/2024

Join us for the Fashion Freeway on November 9th at The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center!

From 11 AM to 3 PM, you’ll have the opportunity to check out our clothing closet. Clothes, shoes, accessories, and other items will be available!

Take what you need, give what you can – donations and contributions are appreciated but not required. We will accept most kinds of clothes, but are especially in need of accessories and clothing in larger sizes.

For more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/metro-q***r-market-2/

11/08/2024

The Genderq***r support group meeting for Nov. 11th will be moved to Nov. 18th in observance of Veteran's Day.

11/07/2024

WiTT is back and better than ever! We’re kicking off the fall with a blast. We invite all Trans, Non binary and LGBTQ Women to hang out with us. Come join us at the Red Bear Brewery on November 8th at 7pm to meet and mingle!

For more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/women-in-their-twenties-and-thirties-witt-november-social/

11/07/2024

To celebrate this season of giving thanks and spending time with loved ones, we are offering TWO Thanksgiving options: Feasts and Grab and Go Meals. MEALS will be guaranteed with sign up, while FEASTS will be lottery-based since there is limited quantity. The food is provided in partnership with Wegmans and Food & Friends and will be available for pickup on 11/26 & 11/27.

Please sign up to pick up a meal or feast! The sign up form will be open until November 15th at 5pm.

To sign up for a meal or feast or find more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/thanksgiving-meal-pickup-at-the-dc-center/

Come get fed from the DC Center. Thanks to@foodrescueus.dc for another amazing rescue.

11/05/2024

Come get fed from the DC Center. Thanks [email protected] for another amazing rescue.

11/05/2024

The DC Anti-Violence Project of the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center is excited to host our first open mic event since 2019: Q***r Voices Unplugged! Join us on Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) for an evening full of music, poetry, and other forms of self expression. Will you be singing or dancing on stage? Or will you be cheering from the audience in support of our LGBTQ+ siblings? Either way, we would love to have you gather with us in this safe space as we honor our trans siblings, mourn those lost, and celebrate the power and love in our community on this important day.

We are looking for performers to showcase their wonderful talents! If you are interested in performing or want to know more information about this event, please visit: https://thedccenter.org/events/tdor2024/
Learn more about the DC Anti-Violence Project here: https://thedccenter.org/dcavp/

Date: November 20th
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St NW Washington, DC

11/04/2024

Are you interested in learning about LGBTQIA+ rights and protections against discrimination, and/or how to file claims with the DC Office of Human Rights? Join us for this virtual training on Wednesday, Nov. 6th at 7pm-8:30pm. To attend the event, please scan the QR code or visit bit.ly/OHR_PT_NOV2024

Do you have questions or want to know more information about the OHR's processes and resources? The OHR is hosting virtual office hours on Thursday, Nov. 7th from 5pm-7:30pm. To attend the office hours, please scan the QR code or visit bit.ly/OHR_Nov24OH

For more information: https://thedccenter.org/events/virtual-training-on-lgbtqia-protections-in-dc/

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2000 14th Street NW, # 105
Washington D.C., DC
20009

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 6pm
Tuesday	12pm - 6pm
Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 3pm

Telephone

+12026822245

Website

http://www.thedccenter.org/

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Come and let The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center Feed you. Every Tuesday we get food donated from the AMAZING!!!! Food Rescue US - DC and this week we have Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Potatoes and Pancakes! We also have some chicken too. Comme get some delicious Breakfast this week. All you have to do is be an LGBTQ Community Memeber and we're happy to heat you up plate 12-6 m-f and 11-3 Sat. #lgbtqia #freefood #queerdc

DC mayor congratulates DC LGBTQ+ Community Center on 20 years of service

Grateful for the past 20 years with the community and we are looking forward to the next 20! Find out how you can help support our mission: https://thedccenter.org/ #DCLGBTCommunityCenter #dcpride #CreatingCommunity #dclgbtq

LOL!!! The hilarious short film “Dilating for Maximum Results” (2023) is screening online in the Reel Affirmations Virtual Film Festival, now thru Sunday 10/29. Screening in the “FUNNY STUFF” showcase with five other stellar comedy shorts, we hope your insurance premiums are paid up because you may bust a gut! See the complete Festival lineup plus buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3RtPd2t Watch an interview with Director, Nyala Moon, and hear all about the inspiration for this fun film. #reelaffirmations2023 #lgbtqhistory #LGBTQFilmMagic #filmfestival #LGBTQfilms Reel Affirmations Virtual Film Festival Ticket Packages $10 - Individual Tickets per Virtual Screening $25 - Threesome Pass: Select Three (3) Virtual Screenings $55 - Six Pack Pass: Select Six (6) Virtual Screenings $150 - Sweet Sixteen: The 16-pack Virtual Pass

REEL AFFIRMATIONS 2023 Interview with the Filmmaker Series: Meet Sudhanshu Saria, director of 2015's "Loev," as he shares insight into his hit film. This captivating Drama/Romance from India is screening today, 10/21/23 @ 11:00 AM in the Eaton Hotel Cinema (1201 K St NW). Get your tickets at the onsite box office or online here: https://bit.ly/3RtPd2t FILM SYNOPSIS: “When hot shot, Wall Street deal-maker Jai thinks of putting some pleasure into his 48 hour business trip to Mumbai, Sahil, his young, music-producer friend, drops everything, including his reckless boyfriend Alex, to help him execute the perfect getaway. Hiking the hills and canyons of Maharashtra, amidst half-attempted conversations and sudden silences, business calls and old jokes, the friends discover there is more than just time-zones keeping them apart. Things take another turn when Alex shows up with a new male-companion at his side, throwing up old conflicts and bringing unanswered questions to the fore.”

Find out what happens when “an American college student takes French immersion classes in the process of ‘finding herself abroad’ in Paris.” Join Raedorah Stewart as she interviews Angelique Kalani Axelrode, the director of L'Apprenante (The Learner) (2022). This Drama/Romance is a DC Premiere and screening live on 10/21/23 @ 5:00pm, and online during the Virtual Film Festival, 10/23-10/20. For complete Festival lineup and to buy tix, click here: https://bit.ly/3RtPd2t

MEET THE FILMMAKER – Join David Marcial Valverdi, director of The Sharpness of The Scissors (2023), a Documentary-Animation film from Argentina, as he’s interviewed about his film by Raedorah Stewart. This films is a North American Premiere and screening online from 10/23-29 in the Reel Affirmations Virtual Film Festival. Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/3RtPd2t FILM SYNOPSIS: “As if filling out the profile for a dating app, the director dissects his story and builds a log of desire. He converges images of his childhood in a hairdressing salon in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, the codes of cruising in the late 90s, and the daily life of the throuple he was part of for 7 years.” #reelaffirmations2023 #LGBTQFilmMagic #filmfestival #LGBTQfilms #LGBTQstories

MEET THE FILMMAKER – MURRY PEETERS. The writer and director of “Woman Meets Girl” talks about her film and inspiration, with Raedorah Stewart. This Drama/Romance from Canada is a DC Premiere, and screening in the REEL AFFIRMATIONS 2023 film festival at the Eaton Hotel Cinema on Friday 10/20/23 @ 3:00 PM, plus online from 10/23-10/29. For info on the entire Festival lineup and to buy tix, click here: https://bit.ly/3RtPd2t FILM SYNOPSIS: “As cocktails lead to revealing conversation, chemistry builds between Annabelle, an awkward in her own skin, forty-two-year-old woman and Tessie, an extroverted, eighteen-year-old sex worker. A surprising moment soon introduces the possibility of deeper connection.” #reelaffirmations2023 #LGBTQFilmMagic #filmfestival #LGBTQfilms #LGBTQstories

REEL AFFIRMATIONS 2023: From Rome, Italy - Join filmmakers Andrea Zuliani and Francesca Scanu as they discuss with Raedorah Stewart, their film “Girls Don't Cry" (2022). Enjoy this Romance/Drama from Italy screening in Reel Affirmations Virtual Film Festival from Oct 23-29. The entire film lineup, both in-person and online, plus tickets are available here: https://bit.ly/3RtPd2t "Girls Don't Cry" is directed by Andrea Zuliani (104 Min, Drama/Romance from Italy) and a DC Premiere! Film Synopsis: "Ele, a 19-year-old girl originally from northern Italy who had settled down with her mother in Basilicata, runs away with her father’s old camper van just before her high school graduation exam to save it from getting scrapped. But, in the camper van she finds Mia, a 21-year-old Romanian girl who had taken shelter in it the night before. The two girls’ runaway turns into a journey towards the border. The geographical border of the country, the border between friendship and love, between adolescence and adulthood." #reelaffirmations #LGBTQfilms #filmfestival

Thank you to everyone who made OutWrite 2023 possible! If you missed the festival, all events are on our YouTube account @thedccenter

The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community partners with @wegmans to keep our food cabinet full. If you're an LGBTQ Community Member in need of some extra assistance please stop by our Food Cabinet and pick up the food you need. Also apply for our Hungry Harvest Program on our website thedccenter.org for our Fresh Veggies Free Lottery each week.

The DC Center's Clothing Closet is all stocked up! If you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community and are in need clothes, come by The DC Center!

Come visit our Free Community Closet newly stocked with warm winter clothes. We have racks of winter and leather jackets, sweaters, shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, suits, sneakers, socks shoes…all kinds of apparel…you name it we got it. Don’t go cold this Winter we can keep you warm. It's also great for trans people who need new wardrobes and anyone who is struggling to buy new outfits. Please share and tell your friends. We're open from 12-6 M-F and 11-3 on Saturdays.